Beverly Hills Topographic Map

Questions for Lab 2

1. What is the name of the quadrangle?

The name of the quadrangle is "Beverly Hills Quadrangle"

2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?

The names of adjacent quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood.

3. When was the quadrangle first created?

The map quadrangle was first created in 1966.

4. What datum was used to create your map?

Datum used to create this map are the North American Datum of 1927 and the North American Datum of 1983.

5. What is the scale of the map?

The scale of the map is 1:24,000.

6. At the above scale, answer the following: a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground?

5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to 1200 meters on the ground.

b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?

5 inches on the map is equivalent to 1.89 miles on the ground.

c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map?

One mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.64 inches on the map.

d) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map?

3 kilometers on the ground is equivalent to 12.5 centimeters on the map.

7. What is the contour interval on your map?

The contour interval on the map is 20 feet.

8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:
a) the Public Affairs Building;

Lat: 34 Degrees 4' 22" ; Long: -118 Degrees 26' 24"
Lat: 34.073 Degrees ; Long: -118.440 Degrees

b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;

Lat: 34 Degrees 0' 25" ; Long: -118 Degrees 29' 56"
Lat: 34.007 Degrees ; Long: -118.499 Degrees

c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;

Lat: 34 Degrees 7'10'' ; Long: -118 Degrees 24' 37"
Lat: 34.119 Degrees ; Long: -118.410 Degrees

9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);

The elevation of Greystone Mansion is approximately 560 Feet or 170.6 Meters.

b) Woodlawn Cemetery;

The elevation of Woodlawn Cemetery is 140 Feet or 42.6 Meters.

c) Crestwood Hills Park;

The elevation of Crestwood Hills Park is 620 Feet or 188.9 Meters

10. What is the UTM zone of the map?

The UTM zone of the map is zone 11.

11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?

The approximate UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of the map is 3763000 and 0361500.

12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?

1000000 square meters are contained within each cell of the UTM grid lines.

13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel (hint: create a line chart). Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. Insert your elevation profile as a graphic in your blog.

14. What is the magnetic declination of the map?

The magnetic declination of the map is 14 Degrees East.

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?

The direction of water flow of the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and the Stone Canyon Reservoir is south.

16. Crop out (i.e., cut and paste) UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic on your blog.